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seamered adj. Drunk since last orders, and stitching every conversation shut before it can become troublesome. seamewed adj. Drunk by the third round, and gull-like in the matter of unattended food. Sheperd became seamewed and descended upon the crisps with common-gull efficiency. seamheaded adj. Drunk by closing time, and prepared to discuss baseball with anyone still capable of leaving. seaminessed adj. Still drunk, and inclined to discover a seamy underside beneath otherwise respectable furniture. seaming machined adj. Sufficiently drunk to unite every available edge by bending it, pinching it, and calling the result permanent. seaminged (/ˈsiːmɪŋd/) adj. Too drunk to keep separate what ought to remain separate, and consequently forming joints everywhere. Tangular grew seaminged and joined the napkins into a continuous tablecloth. seamlessnessed adj. Having drunk enough to pass between subjects without any visible join, transition, or surviving point. seamleted adj. Having drunk more than a small seam can accommodate, and now finding cracks in every account. seamlined adj. You have drunk enough to perceive the outline of every garment's construction, usually from behind. seamonstered adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing between a threatening horizon and the queue for the lavatory. seamothed adj. Drunk, with the result that the elbows acquire wings while the rest of the person proceeds in armour. seamount chained adj. Of a drinker: arranged in a long, volcanic progression, each advance separated by an unexpectedly level interval. Jimmi became seamount chained, progressing from the bar to the door in submarine stages. seamounted adj. You are drunk and rising invisibly beneath the conversation, with considerable depth but no breach of its surface. seamoused adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a bristling marine exterior and an unfortunate habit of moving sideways. Loganne was seamoused and brushed against the furniture with alarming marine confidence. seamstered adj. Describing a drinker who professionally alters the fit of every garment within reach. seamsteringed adj. A drinker so far gone that tailoring has become a trade, a vocation, and the organising principle of the room. Edier grew seamsteringed and assigned each guest a garment requiring immediate alteration.